New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday strongly reprimanded the railway authorities for failing to file their response in a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) arising out of the stampede at New Delhi Railway Station on February 15 last year, which claimed 18 lives.

A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tejas Karia expressed displeasure over the continued non-compliance with the Court's directions, noting that despite the passage of nearly a year, no affidavit had been placed on record.

The Court recalled that it had earlier directed the Railways to file a response detailing the decisions likely to be taken by the Railway Board by March 26, 2025.

However, the Bench observed that even...